Jesuit Social Research Institute

Jesuit Social Research Institute JSRI focuses on the issues of poverty, racism, and migration in the Gulf South from a Catholic Social Teaching perspective.

The Institute is a joint project between Loyola University New Orleans and the New Orleans Province of the Jesuits. JSRI's main activities include:

Research and Analysis
The institute conducts, gathers, and publishes research on social and economic conditions of the poor, migrant, and ethnic communities in the Gulf South. Education
Through presentations, conferences, and publications, the Institu

te seeks to educate the university, faith, and civic communities. The JustSouth Quarterly and JustSouth E-newsletter, JSRI’s publications focus on current issues and initiatives dealing with poverty, race, and migration. Advocacy
JSRI advocates for those affected by injustice through lobbying, public events, and offering assistance to other advocates by providing background research and undertaking campaigns promoting values of the common good and the preferential option for the poor.

Congratulations to our graduating student workers, Colleen, Elisabeth, Indie, and Sophia! This year, our graduating stu...
05/07/2026

Congratulations to our graduating student workers, Colleen, Elisabeth, Indie, and Sophia! This year, our graduating students worked around the office, on the JustSouth podcast, the Light of Justice program, and Loyola at Rayburn. We’re looking forward to cheering them across the stage on Saturday and seeing where post-graduation takes them.

Congratulations to our graduating student workers, Colleen and Indie! This year, our seniors worked around the office, ...
05/07/2026

Congratulations to our graduating student workers, Colleen and Indie! This year, our seniors worked around the office, on the JustSouth podcast, the Light of Justice program, and Loyola at Rayburn. We’re looking forward to cheering them across the stage on Saturday and seeing where post-graduation takes them.

Congratulations to our graduating student workers, Colleen, Elisabeth, Indie, and Sophia! This year, our seniors worked...
05/07/2026

Congratulations to our graduating student workers, Colleen, Elisabeth, Indie, and Sophia! This year, our seniors worked around the office, on the JustSouth podcast, the Light of Justice program, and Loyola at Rayburn. We’re looking forward to cheering them across the stage on Saturday and seeing where post-graduation takes them.

On April 28, JSRI partnered with St. Catherine of Siena in Metairie for a teach-in on mass incarceration. Over 100 paris...
05/01/2026

On April 28, JSRI partnered with St. Catherine of Siena in Metairie for a teach-in on mass incarceration. Over 100 parishioners attended and heard from 12 speakers, including advocates, system-impacted individuals, and community leaders.

The evening was a powerful reminder of the urgent need for reform and the role faith communities can play in that work.
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04/28/2026

The United States has had a long and terrible history with pursuing justice in its carceral system. The long lasting legacy of non-unanimous juries is chief among them.

On this episode of the JustSouth Monthly podcast, host Si Starks interviews Loyola Law professor William Snowden where they discuss the history and legacy of non-unanimous jury verdicts as well as the continuing fight for those still affected by them.

Check out “35 Years to Freedom - The Mission of Hope and Second Chances” through the link in our bio and stay tuned for more!
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On April 13th, the Student Peace Initiative hosted a conference at Rayburn Correctional Facility focused on “survival in...
04/21/2026

On April 13th, the Student Peace Initiative hosted a conference at Rayburn Correctional Facility focused on “survival in peace and conflict." Students from Loyola-Rayburn presented research and creative work alongside students from Loyola New Orleans. The event highlighted how education and dialogue can build empathy, connection, and shared understanding across barriers like incarceration.

This past Christmas, in collaboration with Loyola students at Rayburn Correctional Center, JSRI collected 480 toys and o...
04/13/2026

This past Christmas, in collaboration with Loyola students at Rayburn Correctional Center, JSRI collected 480 toys and over $1,500 in donations. These were sent to Rayburn for children who were visiting their parents for Christmas. The Loyola-Rayburn SGA reflected, “It is very difficult for those of us who are parents and it can only be that much harder for the children themselves. Therefore, the gifts that you have provided for them are indeed gifts to us all.”

This past Christmas, in collaboration with Loyola students at Rayburn Correctional Center, JSRI collected 480 toys and o...
04/13/2026

This past Christmas, in collaboration with Loyola students at Rayburn Correctional Center, JSRI collected 480 toys and over $1,500 in donations. These were sent to Rayburn for children who were visiting their parents for Christmas. The Loyola-Rayburn SGA reflected, “It is very difficult for those of us who are parents and it can only be that much harder for the children themselves. Therefore, the gifts that you have provided for them are indeed gifts to us all."

Please join us on Saturday, April 18th at 12:00 P.M. for the closing reception of 'The Trail They Blazed' exhibit! On d...
04/11/2026

Please join us on Saturday, April 18th at 12:00 P.M. for the closing reception of 'The Trail They Blazed' exhibit! On display in the Monroe Library since January 22nd, this exhibit presents first-hand accounts of the tremendous efforts during the civil rights movement to transform Louisiana from a Jim Crow stronghold into a more equitable place. Through archival photographs and oral history excerpts, 'The Trail They Blazed' immerses viewers in the daily realities and extraordinary courage of the era.

Our reception begins at 12:00 P.M. and food will be provided.

Monroe Library’s Special Collections & Archives complementary exhibit, 'Leading Toward Justice: Loyola, New Orleans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights,' will exhibit until the end of 2026.

JSRI, the Theater Department [Theatre for the Culture specifically sponsored, should we mention that or just the theatre...
04/08/2026

JSRI, the Theater Department [Theatre for the Culture specifically sponsored, should we mention that or just the theatre department], and The NOLA Project welcomed 200 Catholic high school students from Ursuline, St. Augustine, Rummel, and Holy Cross to campus on Thursday for a staged reading of the play A Lesson Before Dying—which explores wrongful conviction, prison education, and the death penalty in 1940s Louisiana.

Following the performance, students heard from JSRI staff about their personal experiences and work to end the death penalty, including two research coordinators who had once been facing life in prison. The day concluded with an admissions panel and lunch in the Orleans Room. The students were engaged and excited to learn, asked thoughtful questions, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

One Ursuline teacher shared shortly after returning:
"Our group just returned from campus and had nothing but amazing things to say about the program—‘Exceptional!’ ‘Best field trip ever!’ Thank you so much to you and your team for the opportunity!”

Address

Loyola University New Orleans-Box 909 7214 St Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA
70118

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15048647746

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